… And I Approve This Message

From a hard-fought Connecticut AFL-CIO meeting on which candidate to endorse - Sen. Joe Lieberman or Ned Lamont - comes the angriest endorsement of a candidate, ever.

"I would hope that after this is over, that we can get Joe Lieberman - all of us, even for the ones that get along greatly with Joe - and to beat the shit out of him."

The union endorsed Lieberman.

Comments

[joe]

"I would hope that after this is over, that we can get Joe Lieberman - all of us, even for the ones that get along greatly with Joe - and to beat the shit out of him."

Second.

[mitch]

Ahh, a lust for blood. That is what makes for good politics.

[ChicagoTom]

The union endorsed Lieberman.

Only for the primary though...they said they will pull that endorsement if he runs as an indy.

This is gonna be quite a race...
Lamont is has momentum and is gaining on Lieberman among primary voters -- and I have seen polls that say that if Lieberman does decide to run as an indy he will have a heck of a time in a 3-way race.

[Taktix]

Chicago Tom,

Who doesn't have a heck-of-a-time in a three way?

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Maybe they will find Joe buried under the end zone at Giant's stadium.

[Larry A]

Maybe they will find Joe buried under the end zone at Giant's stadium.

If the unions are involved, I'd say a Hoffa is more likely.

[Jon h]

"Maybe they will find Joe buried under the end zone at Giant's stadium"

If Bush said, "Joe, I think you should be buried under the end zone at Giants Stadium", Lieberman would bury himself there.

[ChicagoTom]

Who doesn't have a heck-of-a-time in a three way?

hehe...I really should have seen that coming...

[Patrick D]

"I would hope that after this is over, that we can get Joe Lieberman - all of us, even for the ones that get along greatly with Joe - and to beat the shit out of him."

I thought this was form of union discipline was reserved for members only.

[Rick Barton]

Lieberman is a big spending liberal and a war hawk. If there's a worse senator, I don't know who it would be.

[Lowdog]

Hell, if it's a guy and two girls, often it's the guy who gets left out in the cold as the two chicks get into each other.

Not that you still don't have a heckuva time, but I'm just sayin'...

[peachy]

Wow. That leaves me with two questions, however -

First, how does Lamont feel about now, coming second to a guy they dislike so much that they're going to beat the shit out of him later?

Second, can a candidate decline an endorsement? (And would that enable Lieberman to escape his well-deserved hiding?)

[Isaac Bartram]

I thought this was form of union discipline was reserved for members only.

No, scabs get it too. And at one time any Japanese cars that got brought on the job.

[Rich Ard]

hehe...I really should have seen that coming...

It's okay, you probably had your eyes closed.

[thoreau]

You guys can beat the shit out of Lieberman if you want. Me, I want to slap Schumer upside the head. And slap Santorum as well.

I just realized how that previous sentence sounds. Sorry.

[Rick Barton]

Uh huh, reveling in thoughts of violence against a public official. Sounds like a terrorist cell...

Dept. of H.S.

[Rick Barton]

just realized how that previous sentence sounds. Sorry.

Yeah, try saying it three times fast.